Fla. Stat. 823.04
Animals suffering from disease or pests

It is unlawful for any person to bring into this state or to offer for sale herein any horses, mules, cattle, hogs, or other domestic animals, knowing at the time of such introduction or offering for sale of any such animals that they are suffering from contagious or infectious disease or any pests declared by rule of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to be a public nuisance and to be dangerous, transmissible, or a threat to the agricultural interest of the state. Any person convicted of such offense is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

Source: Section 823.04 — Animals suffering from disease or pests, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0823.04 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

823.01
Nuisances 823.02
Building bonfires 823.04
Animals suffering from disease or pests 823.05
Places and groups engaged in certain activities declared a nuisance 823.06
Doors of public buildings to open outward 823.07
Iceboxes, refrigerators, deep-freeze lockers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, or airtight units 823.08
Iceboxes, refrigerators, deep-freeze lockers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, or similar airtight units abandoned or discarded 823.09
Violation of s 823.10
Place where controlled substances are illegally kept, sold, or used declared a public nuisance 823.11
Derelict vessels 823.12
Smoking in elevators unlawful 823.13
Places where obscene materials are illegally kept, sold, or used declared a public nuisance 823.14
Florida Right to Farm Act 823.15
Public or private animal agencies 823.16
Sport shooting ranges 823.041
Disposal of bodies of dead animals 823.145
Disposal by open burning of certain materials used in agricultural operations 823.151
Lost or stray dogs and cats

Current through Fall 2025

§ 823.04. Animals suffering from disease or pests's source at flsenate.gov

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Location: https://florida.public.law/statutes/fla._stat._823.04

Original Source: Section 823.04 — Animals suffering from disease or pests, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0823.04 (last accessed Aug. 7, 2025).